Is it de or het telefoon?

de telefoon

de-word

phone

/də teːləˈfoːn/

Plural

de telefoons

Why de

This one you just learn — no rule points to de here.

In a sentence

Mijn telefoon ligt op tafel.

My phone is on the table.

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